Sea Change RCO’s Dual Goal to Serve Recovery Community While Influencing Policy | The SandPaper | March 1, 2023 By Victoria Ford Sea Change is more than a nonprofit recovery community organization. It’s a vehicle for change in the lives of those affected by substance use disorder, and it’s moving at high velocity. In short, Read More »
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Increase access to addiction medicines
Increase access to addiction medicines / Letter to the Editor, NJ.com When you last heard from me, I called on Congress to stop sitting on a bill to save lives. I’m thrilled that the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act was finally passed out of a House committee in May. It may move for a floor Read More »
This bill could reduce overdose deaths. Why is Congress sitting on it? | Opinion
This bill could reduce overdose deaths. Why is Congress sitting on it? | Opinion / NJ.com / 11/17/2021 By Janit Buccella No matter where we were born or what we look like, everyone deserves to be able to heal and be treated with dignity and respect, no matter what they’re going through — and that Read More »
Congressman Kim and New Jersey Organizing Project Call for End to Opioid Epidemic
Congressman Kim and New Jersey Organizing Project Call for End to Opioid Epidemic / The Sandpaper / 9/1/2021 In honor of Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, Congressman Andy Kim, the New Jersey Organizing Project and other advocates held a “Not One More NJ: A Backyard Conversation to Save Lives” round table in Toms River focused Read More »
New Jersey expands access to overdose antidote naloxone to mark Overdose Awareness Day
New Jersey expands access to overdose antidote naloxone to mark Overdose Awareness Day / News 12 / 8/30/2021 By News 12 Staff Tuesday marked Overdose Awareness Day. The Murphy administration marked the day by expanding access to naloxone – a drug that helps reverse an opioid overdose.Licensed pharmacists can dispense naloxone without a prescription. EMTs Read More »
LD10 Democrats Host Virtual Panel on Healing and Recovery
LD10 Democrats Host Virtual Panel on Healing and Recovery / Insider NJ / 8/2/2021 On Tuesday evening, July 27th, at 7:00 PM, the Democratic team of Mammano, Kono and Quilter for Legislative District 10 hosted a virtual panel discussion on Healing and Recovery in the Post-Pandemic World. One of the candidates’ platform issues is to Read More »
Don’t make Sandy victims repay federal disaster funds: NJ lawmakers
Don’t make Sandy victims repay federal disaster funds: NJ lawmakers / Asbury Park Press / 5/3/21 New Jersey’s entire House delegation has signed a letter asking the federal government to grant financial relief to families and towns still recovering from 2012’s superstorm Sandy. The letter, written by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., asks leaders of Read More »
We need real COVID-19 Relief NOW
We need pandemic relief that meets the moment. The reality is if we want to put an end to this public health and economic crisis, Congress must send trillions of dollars out the door as soon as humanly possible. People need to work safely, pay the rent, they need to put food on the table. Read More »